Vancouver rescue swimmers brought a man in from the Columbia River
Callers saw a man about 100 feet off the Vancouver waterfront, calling for help. Two fire department rescue swimmers reached him, and a Portland fire boat took him to a dock.
Read the original
The reporting lives at KPTV. Our summary is checked against it, and we link it on every story.
Just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Vancouver police and firefighters went to the waterfront after callers reported a man calling for help about 100 feet from shore, KPTV reported. Two rescue swimmers from the Vancouver Fire Department went into the Columbia River and brought him in.
Crews on a Portland Fire & Rescue boat then took him to a nearby dock. From there he was taken to a hospital. Officials said he is expected to be OK. The report does not give his name, and it does not say how he ended up in the water.
Heroes in WashingtonHeroes in OregonVancouver, WashingtonFirefightersFirst respondersSearch and rescueGood news on November 4
More good news
Other stories in the same neighborhood of kindness.
HeroesA Marion County deputy followed bare footprints to a man lost in the snow
Forest deputy Derrick Ramseyer tracked prints for nearly five miles near Breitenbush Lake. He found a man in a sleeping bag after four days outside. Medics treated him for the cold.
Verified · Statesman Journal
HeroesSearch-and-rescue volunteers climbed through the night to a man stranded on Broken Top
A Bend man was stuck on loose rock above the crater. Four mountain rescuers reached him after 2 a.m., and a morning helicopter hoist brought everyone down. Nobody needed treatment.
Verified · KTVZ
HeroesElma firefighters got two dogs out of a house fire, and one needed CPR
East Grays Harbor firefighters found a fire inside a wall, put it out, and brought two dogs outside. One dog was not breathing. Crews revived that dog, and both went back to their owners.
Verified · The Daily World